This morning I visited @eppingchurch & said a prayer of thanks for the staff @EppingStJohns.
In the face of adversity our #ESJfamily have rallied together to keep student progress at the centre of all that they do.
I wish you & your families a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. https://t.co/zElqhhQRpm

Could not be more #proud of our year 9s! They have made it to the u14s Essex Cup quarter finals after a 2-1 victory against FitzWimarc in the last 16. @EppingStJohns@ESJ_CPI Fantatsic way for us to finish the year. 2 games away from the final! #football

A day full of celebration today. Almost 200 students from all year groups were rewarded by watching a Christmas film and over 50 individual Year 7s were awarded for a great term! @EppingStJohnshttps://t.co/KNmgLy2AfW

Great day rehearsing for Epping on Broadway which is now officially a sell out performance! We can’t wait to show how talented we are tomorrow. #proud (heads up: we will be seating those with tickets first and assessing situation prior to on-the-door sales.) https://t.co/r5mhy5RL8y

Registration is now open for the most anticipated cyber security competition of the year! Girls from across the country will pit their code-breaking skills against one another in a series of online challenges to crown the UK’s brightest minds https://t.co/9Ld6DYeUEi#GirlsComp19https://t.co/BJVvexG6Ew

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Â£10,000 equipment helps students' studies

A £10,000 piece of equipment used for drug-testing athletes helped students with their studies.

Year 12 and 13 students at Epping St John’s School were given access to the spectroscopy machine by representatives from University College London (UCL) who visited the school.

The experience tied in with students’ work in both A-level chemistry and physics.

Chris Reeder, head of Key Stage 3 and 5 science, said: “The machine uses infrared to identify different substances. It is used in drug analysis, drug testing athletes and to test chemicals.

“Students learned how to use the equipment and were able to gain an insight from data produced by it which enabled them to draw conclusions about the chemicals they were testing.

“Students found it really useful as it brought their studies to life and gave them hands-on experience they would not normally get at school. Without this, students would have to learn theoretically.”

It is hoped students will be able to visit the UCL to use other equipment too large to transport into school.

Stephen Hehir, executive head, said: “It is so important that our ESJ students get to work with scientists from our top UK universities as this will encourage more and more young people to enter the wonderful world of science.”